Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

21 reviews

kimmykelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

katiemack's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

4.5. This starts off slowly as David Grann establishes a sense of place and introduces his readers to key players, so I was a little skeptical that I would be able to follow and stay engaged. But once that ship gets moving, Grann weaves a compelling story about what happens when humans are reduced to their base instincts.

Grann relies on admittedly conflicting accounts from those on both sides (some from the mutineers, some from the captain’s final crew), but he does an admiral job balancing these viewpoints. He also adds depth to what is, essentially, a true crime story about a shipwreck by discussing the broader implications of imperialism and racism that affected not only this crew, but also other militaristic endeavors by the British.

It’s short—the story itself is maybe 250 pages—so it’s worth a read if you’re at all interested in history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War and Racism

Minor: Cannibalism

theabee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Slavery, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, and Murder

maison's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Racism, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism and Child death

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Animal death, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Slavery, Racism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Excrement

marioosa517's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, War, Excrement, Cannibalism, Confinement, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

flowerrunner's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, War, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

robdawgreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

There are some gory scenes described in the book but, otherwise, I really enjoyed learning about this historical event!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and War

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Classism, Medical trauma, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Grief, Slavery, and Colonisation